But taxing the rich is not going to make salaries for anyone go up. Quite the opposite.
Once again...true...but the deal is with all our expenses as a nation we WILL be taxed...we will and somewhere they'll go up..fact we must face..no matter WHO is in office....
Quote from: RazorX on October 19, 2008, 01:31:08 PMI can remember back in the 80s my dad used to get at least a 10% raise every year. Nowadays we are lucky if we get 2 or 3% a year. The justification for the lower raises has always been that inflation was much higher in the 80s, but in the past year alone the cost of nearly everything has skyrocketed but we're still getting the same measly raises. It's definitely harder to get your salary higher these days. I haven't looked for a job in a long time, but a friend of mine who was looking last year came across several that had more responsibility than his current job, but the pay was also significantly lower.Your pay is directly related to your willingness to have an increase in salary. If your boss doesn't give you a raise, you either didn't do enough to convince him/her that you're worth it or they can't financially afford it. Either way, if you really need that raise, you should find a company that is willing to pay you the money that you want. If you don't, then you have traded that increase in raise for something you feel is more important.
I can remember back in the 80s my dad used to get at least a 10% raise every year. Nowadays we are lucky if we get 2 or 3% a year. The justification for the lower raises has always been that inflation was much higher in the 80s, but in the past year alone the cost of nearly everything has skyrocketed but we're still getting the same measly raises. It's definitely harder to get your salary higher these days. I haven't looked for a job in a long time, but a friend of mine who was looking last year came across several that had more responsibility than his current job, but the pay was also significantly lower.
Your pay is directly related to your willingness to have an increase in salary. If your boss doesn't give you a raise, you either didn't do enough to convince him/her that you're worth it or they can't financially afford it. Either way, if you really need that raise, you should find a company that is willing to pay you the money that you want. If you don't, then you have traded that increase in raise for something you feel is more important.
Actually, if you will look at just the recent history, every time that tax rates have been cut, it has spurred economic growth and resulted in a growth of tax revenues. This has happened during the 80's and during the past administration. The problem is the Congress' spending habits have outpaced the growth in tax revenues. What we really need to control is our spending.
what's happening though...(for the majority, remember we're talkin HUGE country) is there are so many very skilled people out in the work force willing to take less in pay to do more in lower level jobs..
The sad part about that is people spending the money and "making the growth"...didn't have the money to spend in the first place...a LOT of people pay their bills with credit cards...a lot..and they don't pay off the balance every month..
Quote from: BALDANDRE on October 19, 2008, 02:19:49 PMwhat's happening though...(for the majority, remember we're talkin HUGE country) is there are so many very skilled people out in the work force willing to take less in pay to do more in lower level jobs..That is absolutely true. What I think may turn things around eventually, though, is when the baby boomers start to retire -- assuming of course, that they can still afford to do so . That's a lot of people that will be leaving the workforce and not as many people in the upcoming generations to replace them. That should hopefully open up some opportunities for the rest of us.
Quote from: BALDANDRE on October 19, 2008, 02:31:01 PMThe sad part about that is people spending the money and "making the growth"...didn't have the money to spend in the first place...a LOT of people pay their bills with credit cards...a lot..and they don't pay off the balance every month..And that is why spending needs to be brought under control -- at the national level and at the individual level.
Never gonna happen on either end my friend!
Yea...well my dad is 68 ,retired and still working...the coinage from SS is not enough, so yea think people will be able to fully retire in any near future..were talkin' most now?
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